“The Brain Workout Nobody Talks About” - Dr Rhonda Patrick BREAKS DOWN The SECRET Alzheimers Defense
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Is there a correlation between bilingualism and delayed Alzheimer's?
Do you see a correlation between being bilingual and delaying Alzheimer's? Because I see people saying the benefit of speaking multiple languages. What is the benefit of speaking multiple languages?
Yes, there is a correlation between delaying brain aging. Because, you know, when you are experiencing, when you're basically doing novel, having novel experiences, novel being things that are different. So learning a different language, something that you're not used to, right? That takes a lot of work, a lot of cognitive power, and it's also novelty as well. I mean, that is absolutely stimulating a variety of pathways in the brain that are protective from brain aging. So for example, brain drive neurotrophic factor is increased. And that's been shown in people that do learn other languages. And it's not just languages. It's even like, for example, like taxi drivers in London, you know, where they have to use their, before GPS, I mean, these people like use their brain to have mental maps of the city.
And there are studies showing that even that is correlated with reducing the risk for Alzheimer's disease.
I can see that.
How does novelty and cognitive challenge benefit brain health?
It's like a workout, right?
It's a workout. You're working your brain out. It's very important. And again, it comes down to like, when you stimulate your brain, You are increasing dopamine. You're increasing trophic factors in the brain that are causing strengthening synapses, the connection between neurons. They are growing new neurons. It's doing a lot of stuff that even exercise can do. So there's other roads to improving brain aging besides exercise. And one of them is really mental stimulation. And that can be in the form of learning a new language. It can be in the form of, I mean, I am constantly analyzing science. I am using my brain all the time.
That's for sure. That's for sure because you have to break that down. But the idea of language, you know, is it how to communicate? Is it, you know, different dialect? What is it that delays Alzheimer's? You know, that correlation is very interesting to me.
It is, but it's, again, not just language, right? So that's the other thing that's interesting. But, yeah, is there something unique about language? There might be.
Yeah, to me, I play a game. So let's just say we're done with our conversation today. I'll get in the car, and I'm going to the other property.
What role does brain-derived neurotrophic factor play in brain aging?
I'm going to play the game of how many facts I can restate from the conversation we had together. I'm going to try to see if I can remember how many. I'm going to go, okay, she said this, she said that, she said this, she said this, she said that. This is a form of an exercise to see if the memory is getting stronger. Instead of, okay, I just talked to this person, you walk away. And some of these exercises can help you out, but the language is definitely one that's interesting to me. When we set out to create a shoe that blends comfort, function, and luxury, we had the choice to make it fast. We had the choice to make it cheap. We chose neither.
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Is there a correlation between bilingualism and delayed Alzheimer's?
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How does novelty and cognitive challenge benefit brain health?
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What role does brain-derived neurotrophic factor play in brain aging?
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How can mental maps and navigation skills reduce Alzheimer's risk?
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